Comments on: Not Getting Paid: The Dreadful Horror http://onemillionandbeyond.com/blog/2008/01/14/not-getting-paid-the-dreadful-horror/ Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:23:49 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: One Million and Beyond - My journey to a million dollars and beyond. » Alternate Income Streams http://onemillionandbeyond.com/blog/2008/01/14/not-getting-paid-the-dreadful-horror/comment-page-1/#comment-34029 One Million and Beyond - My journey to a million dollars and beyond. » Alternate Income Streams Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:27:55 +0000 http://www.onemillionandbeyond.com/blog/2008/01/14/not-getting-paid-the-dreadful-horror/#comment-34029 [...] Although your day job might be enjoyable and something that you’re passionate about it does not guarantee that you’ll get money from it all the time. I know the nay Sayers will argue that their job is secure but the reality is no single source of income is every guaranteed. Most of the time I like my day job but I am also tied to it because I have few other sources of income. In the back of my mind I worry about not getting paid (which happened lately) and the impact this would have on my life. [...] [...] Although your day job might be enjoyable and something that you’re passionate about it does not guarantee that you’ll get money from it all the time. I know the nay Sayers will argue that their job is secure but the reality is no single source of income is every guaranteed. Most of the time I like my day job but I am also tied to it because I have few other sources of income. In the back of my mind I worry about not getting paid (which happened lately) and the impact this would have on my life. [...]

]]> By: Cindy http://onemillionandbeyond.com/blog/2008/01/14/not-getting-paid-the-dreadful-horror/comment-page-1/#comment-32798 Cindy Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:07:05 +0000 http://www.onemillionandbeyond.com/blog/2008/01/14/not-getting-paid-the-dreadful-horror/#comment-32798 The first time it happened (boss' wife was payroll clerk; she didn't like me), it was devastating. Many checks bounced. Replacement check was not available for a full week. Disaster. The second time it happened (checks didn't make it from Oregon to Alaska due to weather), I'd learned my lesson and still had a small reserve in the bank. The third time it happened (wrong address on file), it was a stretch, but not a disaster. Going without one paycheck was enough to convince me to FIND a way to keep at least half of a check in the bank. (Finding a job that didn't penalize me for working more than 20 hours a week was a major step in the right direction ...) The first time it happened (boss’ wife was payroll clerk; she didn’t like me), it was devastating. Many checks bounced. Replacement check was not available for a full week. Disaster.

The second time it happened (checks didn’t make it from Oregon to Alaska due to weather), I’d learned my lesson and still had a small reserve in the bank.

The third time it happened (wrong address on file), it was a stretch, but not a disaster.

Going without one paycheck was enough to convince me to FIND a way to keep at least half of a check in the bank. (Finding a job that didn’t penalize me for working more than 20 hours a week was a major step in the right direction …)

]]> By: dawn http://onemillionandbeyond.com/blog/2008/01/14/not-getting-paid-the-dreadful-horror/comment-page-1/#comment-32640 dawn Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:47:31 +0000 http://www.onemillionandbeyond.com/blog/2008/01/14/not-getting-paid-the-dreadful-horror/#comment-32640 We lived on the edge for years... That is why having an emergency fund is such a stress reliever. Even if you have debt, you should try to build up an emergency fun. It really helps... We lived on the edge for years…
That is why having an emergency fund is such a stress reliever. Even if you have debt, you should try to build up an emergency fun. It really helps…

]]> By: thebaglady http://onemillionandbeyond.com/blog/2008/01/14/not-getting-paid-the-dreadful-horror/comment-page-1/#comment-32639 thebaglady Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:12:16 +0000 http://www.onemillionandbeyond.com/blog/2008/01/14/not-getting-paid-the-dreadful-horror/#comment-32639 though I don't live paycheck to paycheck I would still be angry if what is due to be mine isn't there on the day it's supposed to be. I think you should be able to ask for lost interest money. though I don’t live paycheck to paycheck I would still be angry if what is due to be mine isn’t there on the day it’s supposed to be. I think you should be able to ask for lost interest money.

]]> By: msminiducky http://onemillionandbeyond.com/blog/2008/01/14/not-getting-paid-the-dreadful-horror/comment-page-1/#comment-32595 msminiducky Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:51:33 +0000 http://www.onemillionandbeyond.com/blog/2008/01/14/not-getting-paid-the-dreadful-horror/#comment-32595 I would get quite panicky if I missed a paycheck. Even though I have an emergency fund, it wouldn't last more than 5 months of regular expenses, and I know both how quickly that can pass by and how emergencies can happen in clumps, not just with a single job loss. I would get quite panicky if I missed a paycheck. Even though I have an emergency fund, it wouldn’t last more than 5 months of regular expenses, and I know both how quickly that can pass by and how emergencies can happen in clumps, not just with a single job loss.

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